-The Asian Age Lucknow: The Akhilesh government's assurances of proper nutrition for children seems to be proving hollow with more than 24 per cent of the school-going children found to be malnourished and 17 per cent found to be anaemic. These facts emerged at a state-level orientation programme on Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) organised by the department of health. Principal health secretary, Pravir Kumar, said that this was based on the data...
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Disabled population up by 22.4% in 2001-11 -B Sivakumar
-The Times of India CHENNAI: The country's disabled population has increased by 22.4% between 2001 and 2011. The number of disabled, which was 2.19 crore in 2001, rose in 2011 to 2.68 crore-1.5 crore males and 1.18 crore females. Rural areas have more disabled people than urban areas. In Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir and Sikkim, the disabled account for 2.5% of the total population, while Tamil Nadu and Assam...
More »Rights groups seek passing of Disability Bill in Parliament
-The Indian Express Expressing disappointment over the inordinate delay on part of Parliament in introducing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, Disability rights groups are planning to hold candlelight vigils in various parts of the country and outside the Vice President's house as a sign of protest. "Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment had given an assurance that the Bill would be introduced in the winter session of Parliament. The Union...
More »Rural disabled undercounted in 2011 Census? -Rema Nagarajan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Lack of awareness in rural areas regarding the enhanced definition of Disability in census 2011 could have led to severe undercounting of the disabled, the bulk of whom reside in rural India. Rural areas account for almost 70% of the population of people with different kinds of disabilities. Yet the increase in the number of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the rural areas is barely...
More »Odisha's vicious migration cycle: 'Do you want to part with your leg or hand?' -Debabrata Mohanty
-The Indian Express Odisha: A December night two desperate men, held captive by a labour contractor, were asked this, and had to make a choice. DEBABRATA MOHANTY reports on the latest victims of Orissa's vicious migration cycle It had been a fortnight that Dialu Niyal and Nilambar Dhangdamajhi had been held captive and subjected to physical and verbal abuse. Nothing though had prepared them for what happened on December 15 night deep...
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